Saturday Night Live Tickets

Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a multi-award winning comedy show that was first premiered on NBC in 1975. It is one of NBC's most watched and longest running programs. SNL is renowned for its comedy sketches that are mostly about the culture and politics in US. If you are looking for a pleasant and relaxing time, then this show can prove to be a haven of entertainment for you. It includes a host of funny skits, parodies, and other performances that entertain millions of people across the globe each week. SNL also features music segments in which popular artists like Coldplay and Kanye West are invited to perform. Lorne Michaels, the executive producer and creator of Saturday Night Live, still presides over its development.

The performing cast is divided into two tiers of players. The first tier consists of old and seasoned players who call themselves "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" as a parody of Prime Time Players. The newer players, who have not proved themselves in the SNL arena yet, are called "Featured Players". The current repertory players include Fred Armisen, Will Forte, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson, and Kristen Wiig. While Abby Elliott, Bobby Moynihan, Nasim Pedrad, and Jenny Slate, are part of the Featured Players tier.

SNL shows usually begin with a monologue delivered by the host and someone breaks character at the end of each show and says "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" The guest hosts at SNL are celebrities, renowned artists, and movie stars such as Steve Martin and Justin Timberlake. SNL has its own resident music band known as the Saturday Night Live Band or The Live Band. Howard Shore was the first music director of this band and made appearances in many musical sketches till 1980. Since then, many renowned musicians from New York have directed this band. Saturday Night Live Band currently features Lenny Pickett as its music director. The band plays complete songs and accompanying music as well as fillers between acts. Saturday Night Live also invites guest musicians in each episode. The guest musicians perform a few songs, and sometimes they are even asked to take over the role of the program host. SNL has a tradition of inviting presidential candidates during the elections. George W. Bush and Barack Obama have also made appearances on this show as guests.

Saturday Night Live has paved careers for many of its players who have now launched their own shows and television programs. Some of its sketches have even been turned into movies. Seth Meyers is the head writer of this comedy program and it is directed by Don Roy King. The show is currently being narrated by Don Pardo, who was the first narrator of SNL's debut season. It is a joint production of NBC, Broadway Video, and SNL Studios. It is broadcasted every Saturday night live from the NBC Studio 8H, which is situated at the Rockefeller Center in New York. The studio is renowned for its exceptional acoustics. The show begins late night at 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time and lasts for up to one have a half hours. SNL also reruns episodes with a high ranking and something broadcasts compilations of the best comedy sketches in a season after it is over. Saturday Night Live show seasons are even available on DVDs. A book about this show with the same name has also been published. It features photography by Edie Baskin and the editing has been done by Anne Beatts and John Head.

SNL has received numerous awards and nominations since it was debuted in 1975. They have won 21 Primetime Emmy Awards and were on the list of 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time by TV Guide in 2002. Saturday Night Live has also won 3 Writers Guild of America Awards and a Peabody Award. Some of the other significant awards they have won include Art Directors Guild Awards, Directors Guild of America Awards, and Television Critics Association Awards. The Time magazine included it on the list of 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME in 2007. Many SNL players have also received awards for their performance on this show. Millions of SNL fans watch it live on television every Saturday night, but the experience of watching it live at the studio is unmatched. Feel free to browse through our inventory tickets to find some of the best deals available online. We offer cheap and affordable SNL tickets along with detailed seating plans. Go ahead and buy your tickets now!

Hailed by many as the funniest TV show of all time, Saturday Night Live or SNL as most people know it, has been entertaining audiences for over three decades. Known to many as the funniest thing on television, this comedy sketch show is performed in front of a live studio audience every week before airing. This is a chance for the lucky audience to see their favorite comedians and music stars live, all on the same night. All it takes is a pair of SNL Tickets and you and your friends could be watching this legendary show being filmed live!